Downed utility pole blocks road in Lower Pottsgrove

Sanatoga firefighters check for hot wiring at a pole down across East High Street in Lower Pottsgrove Wednesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer rig pulled down the wires. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman, The Mercury)

LOWER POTTSGROVE — A downed utility pole is blocking High Street in the township east of Sunnybrook Road. The utility pole was reported down around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The cause of the downed pole was not immediately known.

High Street is closed at Sunnybrook Road while PECO works to remove the pole.